The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient WorldHermes House, 1999 - 512 pages "The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. A comprehensive A to Z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors"--Page 1 of cover. |
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... gave fire . Zeus , the leader of the new and stronger gods , had hidden fire away , but Prometheus stole it and brought it to earth with him . But this drew Prometheus into conflict with Zeus , who chained the rebel- lious Titan to a ...
... gave fire . Zeus , the leader of the new and stronger gods , had hidden fire away , but Prometheus stole it and brought it to earth with him . But this drew Prometheus into conflict with Zeus , who chained the rebel- lious Titan to a ...
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... gave them good advice . Nine months afterwards Edda bore a son , Thrall , who was black - haired and ugly , with rough skin , thick fingers , short nails , swollen knuck- les , long heels and bent back ; but he was strong . Thrall took ...
... gave them good advice . Nine months afterwards Edda bore a son , Thrall , who was black - haired and ugly , with rough skin , thick fingers , short nails , swollen knuck- les , long heels and bent back ; but he was strong . Thrall took ...
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... gave birth to 1,000 serpents , while the other , Vinata , gave birth to GARUDA , the bird chosen by the great god Vishnu to be his mount . Kasyapa is sometimes said to have fathered the ADITYAS by ADITI and the demonic DAITYAS by her ...
... gave birth to 1,000 serpents , while the other , Vinata , gave birth to GARUDA , the bird chosen by the great god Vishnu to be his mount . Kasyapa is sometimes said to have fathered the ADITYAS by ADITI and the demonic DAITYAS by her ...
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According Aesir Ahura Mazda ALAN LEE Amaterasu ancient Angra Mainyu Arthur ASGARD avatar Balder battle beautiful became bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism CANVAS cauldron Celtic century BC chariot creatures Cuchulainn daughter dead death deity demon depicted divine dragon earth emperor eventually evil father fell fertility Finn MacCool fire Fomorii FREYJA frost giants Gautama gave Germanic mythology Gilgamesh goddess gods golden Grail Greek head heaven Hera Heracles hero Hindu human ILLUSTRATION BY ALAN ILLUSTRATION BY NICK immortality Indra Ireland Irish Irish mythology island Izanagi killed king known Krishna land lived Loki lover Lugh magic married monster mortal mother mountain myth name means NICK BEALE night Odin Odin's Odysseus Okuninushi otherworld queen Ragnarok returned river Roman ruler sacred sent serpent Shiva sometimes spirits story sword symbol Theseus Thor Tibet took tree Trojan Tuatha De Danann Ulster underworld Vanir Vishnu warrior wife worshipped Zeus